The Day in Photos - 12/7/13

Eric J. Shelton/Reporter-News Zion Bara, 11, slides on the ice near the 1100 block of Palm Street on a cold Saturday afternoon, December 7, 2013. According to the National Weather Service, today's temperature high will be 41 degrees. No precipitation is expected.

Eric J. Shelton/Reporter-News Eight-year-old Zaidryn Moreno-Nobles, left, and his sister Yezzlynn Moreno-Nobles, 5, dance in the ice outside of their home on South 16th Street on Saturday, December 7, 2013. According to the National Weather Service, tomorrow will be mostly sunny with a temperate high of 41 degrees.

Thomas Metthe/Reporter-News Hudson Pietsek, 5, gets a push from his mother, Jessica, down an icy part at the skate park at Rose Park on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 7, 2013.

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Thomas Metthe/Reporter-News Richard Martinez (left) scrapes ice out of the Iglesia Bautista Ambler church parking lot on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 7, 2013. Martinez, his father Manuel, son, Lorenzo and church member Lorenzo Hernandez were getting the parking lot deiced in preparation for Sunday services. "We have a lot of elderly members who will feel they need to be here regardless of the weather," says Manuel Martinez, "We want to make it as safe as we can ."

Thomas Metthe/Reporter-News Taylor County assistant district attorney Dan Joiner says the Michael Morton Act could cause some logistical problems to start out but the law is a good thing because "anything to keep the public's faith in the (legal) system is a good thing."

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Thomas Metthe/Reporter-News Children love to make salt dough ornaments to paint for friends and family. These are great tied on wrapped presents for an extra gift. photo taken 11/24/13

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Thomas Metthe/Reporter-News Good friends Terry Faulkenberry (left) and Jennifer Nichols (right) get together almost every year to prepare treats for their friends and family. photo taken 11/24/13

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Thomas Metthe/Reporter-News Find simple recipes, such as thumbprint cookies, that can be made with children for a fun, cold day activity. photo taken 11/24/13

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Thomas Metthe/Reporter-News Terry Faulkenberry scoops out the finished special recipe of Chex Mix Muddy Buddies (or Puppy Chow as it is also called) that uses salted peanuts and Nutella instead of peanut butter and chocolate to be bagged and given away to friends. photo taken 11/24/13